In order to measure the density of the Universe, it is necessary to sample a region that is larger than the scale on which the Universe becomes approximately homogeneous. ... When applied to clusters of galaxies we find a mass to luminosity ratio that implies a density of the Universe that is about 0.3 times the critical density. ... Thus the mass-to-muinosity ratio appears to vary with the size of the region measured, from 3 in the solar neighborhood to 30 in galaxies to 300 in clusters of galaxies. ...

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... Structure of Data . ... Catalog . ... In SAI OCL Catalog, we introduce our work on investigation of the Milky Way system of open star clusters. The main goal of our study is a search for new clusters using huge surveys. 168 new clusters have been already discovered by us using J,H,Ks data from 2MASS point source catalog. ... For 141 new clusters, we found their physical parameters using J,H,Ks data from 2MASS catalog and, for a number of clusters, our UBVRI CCD observational magnitudes. ...

... LMC Project Outline . NGC 1818 Initial Results . ... The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is uniquely suitable for the study of massive star clusters at all stages of evolution. By combining HST observations of these clusters with N-body models we hope to understand the origin and evolution of rich star clusters in our own Galaxy, in the LMC, and beyond. ... We aim to combine our HST observations with N-body models to understand the formation and evolution of globular clusters. ...

... Operating at a wavelength of 10 ?m, it produces a 135њx135њ image with a resolution of 0.9њ. ... The clouds move from the west-southwest. ... At the same time as the IR images, visible light images were taken with an Apple Computer QuickTake electronic camera. ... At 1540 MDT, the large central cloud is visible in both images. At 1544 MDT, a distinctive cloud is apparent near the center in the visible image and right of center in the IR. The performance of the SDSS cloud scanner is excellent. ...

... Subject and Problems of Stellar Astronomy. ... Plane of Galaxy, Methods of Its Location Determination. ... Stars Distances. ... Other Methods of Stars Distances Determination. ... Tangential Velocities, Their Determination by Self-Motions. ... Determination of Solar Apex and Spatial Velocity by Radial and Spatial Velocities of Stars. ... Features of Orientation and Parameters of Peculiar Stellar Velocities Ellipsoid. ... General and Selective Light Absorption in Galaxy. ... Darc Clouds in Galaxy. ...

... Запорожский клуб АЛЬТАИР > . Catalogue of 109 new Galactic open clusters, for Cartes du Ciel . ... Cartes du Ciel - Sky Charts . ... Этот каталог является версией части каталога "J/A+A/440/403 109 new Galactic open clusters (Kharchenko+, 2005) ", а именно файла stars.dat, содержащего информацию о 26778 звездах до 14.627m , находящихся в 130 рассеяных скоплениях района Млечного Пути (Galactic Open Cluster). ... We present a list of 130 Galactic Open Clusters, found in the All-Sky . ...

... 1st Announcement IAU Symposium 312 Star Clusters and Black Holes Across Cosmic Time, Beijing, China, Aug. 25-29, 2014 . ... SUBJECT: 1st Announcement IAU Symposium 312 Star Clusters and Black Holes Across Cosmic Time, Beijing, China, Aug. 25-29, 2014 . ... which will be held in Beijing, P.R. China, from August 25-29, 2014, hosted by Chinese Academy of Sciences . ... China), . ... 1st Announcement IAU Symposium 312 Star Clusters and Black Holes Across Cosmic Time, Beijing, China, Aug. ...

... Meade Instruments Corporation . Telescopes ћ Binoculars ћ Microscopes . ... Asteroids can be observed, and their paths plotted in motion among the stars, through all Meade telescope models. ... Larger telescopes, including Meade DS-2000 series, LXD55 series, 8LX90 and LX200GPS, permit the observation of hundreds of variable stars throughout the sky. ... Larger telescopes such as the Meade LXD55 series, allow the observation of dozens of additional stars embedded in the nebula. ... about meade | ...

... The most powerful and widely used methods to calculate the scattering matrix of a fractal cluster are based on the coupled dipoles methods (e.g. the Discrete Dipole Approximation, DDA) and the theory of light scattering by a cluster of spherical particles [2-4]. ... At present the procedure of calculation of the scattering matrix is well developed for both an oriented cluster of spherical particles and for chaotically oriented clusters of such particles [4]. ...

ABSOLUTE PROPER MOTIONS OF 331 OPEN CLUSTERS . ... The proper motions of stars in the fields of 331 open clusters were taken from Four-Million Star Catalog (4M-catalog) of positions and proper motions (Volchkov et al. ... The absolute proper motions for 21 young open clusters have been derived by comparison of precise relative proper motions of individual stars and their corresponding absolute proper motions. ... Sign of proper motions in RA . ... 0.0001 arcsec/yr . ... rms error in RA proper motion . ...

... Under certain conditions, like those in the nucleus of a QSO, all atoms can be made to emit light at particular wavelengths. ... If that source is approaching the observer, the wave is squashed up onto itself making the wavelength shorter. ... This is redshift. ... You can see how the section of the QSO spectrum which we observe changes with redshift. ... We then see how far we had to slide the observed spectrum along the scale to make it match and that is the objects redshift. ... The 2QZ team . ...

Central Bodies Masses of Selected Globular Clusters N.A.Shakht, A.A.Kiselev, Yu.N.Gnedin and E.A.Grosheva. The Main Astronomical (Pulkovo) Observatory RAS 47 Tuc ­NGC 104 RA 00 24 .1 Dec -72° 04 .9 Size = 30.9 mvis + 4. 0 m D from = 12,1 kpc, h m Cen - NGC 5139 NGC 6397 (Ara) RA 17 h40.m7 Dec -53o 40'.4 Size = 31',0 mvis + 5,3m D from =2.3 kpc RA 13h 26m .8 Dec -47° 28 6 Size = 36.3 m vis +3. 7 m D from =15.8 ±1.1 kpc, 12109 years, Age: 10109 years, (13.4 ± 0.8)109 years. ...

Feb 28 2016 Cepheus - The King IC 455 5mm TV VF,VS,OVAL, NND ,R=F Galaxy S0 Nov 16 2012 18 IC 469 5mm TV Galaxy SAB(rs)ab: VF,VS,OVAL,VEXT, NND ,AV2,R=F Nov 16 2012 18 IC 1396 19mmW 25mmPL Open Cluster II3mn **STARS,BRIGHT, NICE DUST LANES,R=G DECENT NIGHT - MEGASTAR CONTROL Sep 07 2005 8 May 22 2004 8 NGC 40 7.5mmW 7.5mmW H58-4 MB,R,R=G Planetary Neb 3b+3 F,VS,R,VSMBM,*12SP Nov 11 2009 12 Oct 06 ... 13 Jul 24 2006 8" Aug 21 2004 8" PB,CS,R=F CLEAR SKIES - H.H. LITE. ...

Общая Астрономическая Конференция > Практика > Астрономический наблюдательно-информационный портал > Звездные ассоциации - шаровые скопления (поиск и описание) .. Шаровые скопления Терзяна (Terzan globular clusters) .. ... Поиск . ... Terzan 5 подробнее о шаровом скоплении читайте здесь (# 861 ) . ... Звездные ассоциации - шаровые скопления (поиск и описание) .. ... Messier 13 Great Globular Cluster in Hercules (M13) - шаровое скопление NGC 6205 (Melotte 150) в созвездии Геркулес (Hercules) .. ...

... Up: Data Analysis Tools, Techniques, and Software . Previous: An Automatic Astronomical Classifier Based on Topological Neural Networks . ... Teuben, P. J., Wolfire, M. G., Pound, M. W., & Mundy, L. G. 2000, in ASP Conf. ... P. J. Teuben, M. G. Wolfire, M. W. Pound, L. G. Mundy . ... We have assembled a cluster of Intel-Pentium based PCs running Linux to compute a large set of Photodissociation Region (PDR) and Dust Continuum models. ... 2000). ... Teuben, P. J. 2000, BIMA memo (in preparation) . ...

Shared Skies Opportunities for Student Research with Robotic Telescopes John Kielkopf, Karen Collins, Tom Tretter, Chip Davidson University of Louisville Brad Carter, Rhodes Hart, Kay Lembo University of Southern Queensland Shared Skies Partnership October 17, 2011 1 Shared Skies Contact Information University of Louisville Dr. John Kielkopf, Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Arts ... 7 Shared Skies 4. ... Occultations of bright stars 10 Shared Skies 2. ...

Mikhail Medvedev (University of Kansas) HEA- 2007 , IKI, Moscow Missing baryons in inter-cluster gas Afshordi, et al, 2007 , astro-ph/0612700 35% +/- 8% Sample of 260 clusters WMAP SZ 3yr data Compared with 11 simulated clusters Assumed: Universal NFW profile Self-similarity Isothermal gas Possible explanations Observed stellar mass in galaxies: ~ 10% (Lin, et al, ... Simulations indicate that the effect is small (Dolag, et al, 2004) Can account for ~1-2% missing mass at most ...

Maidanak Laboratory is a part of Sternberg Astronomical Institute of Moscow State University. ... Observations are conducted with 1.5 meter RC telescope AZT-22 of Maidanak Observatory (Uzbekistan). rus . ... maidanak lab home page . ... at Sternberg Astronomical Institute . ... 2000). ... Because of technical reasons, we had to use three different CCD cameras in our observations, Pictor-416 camera in 1995, Pictor-416 and TI 800 x 800 cameras in 1997 and 1998, and ST-7 camera in 1999 and 2000. ...

... 1) Studying distributions of stars of different ages in irregular and spiral galaxies we found for each galaxy a clear correlation between the age of stars and the spatial size of the subsystems of stars of this age. ... We made a stellar photometry of eight NGC 1313 fields and of its dwarf companion AM 0319-662 and studied the visible distribution of stars of different ages and of metallicity in the galaxy. ... This disappeared galaxy was the cause of the gravitational deformation of NGC 1313. ...